Silverstone Classic Ready To Rock and Roll
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The line-up for the 2013 Silverstone Classic continues to grow as two new grids were announced at the event’s Media Day.
British Touring Car legends are gearing themselves up for a return at the Silverstone Classic in July, stepping back in to the machines of their past in the Super Touring Trophy.
A driver has been fatally injured during at an historic touring car race at Donington Park today (5th May, 2013).
Britain’s passion for bumper-to-bumper touring car racing will be celebrated at the 2013 Silverstone Classic with a record number of saloon car grids set for the classic racing festival.
553 historic racing cars have been accepted for the 2013 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, with an option for the Governing Committee to accept an additional 17 cars to the grid.
Honda’s illustrious motorsport heritage will be on display at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, with two and four wheel legends negotiating the famous Goodwood Hillclimb.
The 2013 Silverstone Classic is set to break more records as the event organisers have confirmed a programme of 24 races, spanning eight decades of motorsport history.
The 2013 edition of the world’s largest classic racing festival – Silverstone Classic powered by the AA – will take on the weekend of July 26-28 with organisers confident of delivering another packed weekend of attractions for car enthusiasts.
Rick Pearson completed a sweep of the two Fujifilm Touring Car Trophy races at Silverstone Classic powered by the AA, beating star driver Frank Wrathall into the first corner before pulling away from the British Touring Car regular.
After benefitting from Michael Lyons’ misfortune in the opening Grand Prix Masters race of 2012 Silverstone Classic powered by the AA, Bill Coombs completed a perfect weekend resisting race long pressure from Steve Hartley to clinch The Daily Express International Trophy.
Emmerdale star Kelvin Fletcher dominated the Celebrity Challenge event at Silverstone Classic powered the AA, converting his pole position easily into a race win in an event raising money for Birmingham Childrens’ Hospital, the Bobby Moore Fund for Cancer Research UK and the RPJ Chron’s Foundation.
In his fantastic Sauber Mercedes C9 Gareth Evans survived a clash with a back marker to win the twilight Group C sportscars race at Silverstone Classic powered by the AA.
Rick Pearson dedicated his victory in the first Fujifilm Classic Touring Car Trophy race to David Leslie as he won in the RML Nissan Primera driven by the Scotsman in the 1999 British Touring Car Championship.
Bill Coombs stole the victory in the Daily Express International Trophy for Grand Prix Masters race of the 2012 Silverstone Classic weekend, taking the win when long time leader Michael Lyons stopped on the Wellington Straight.
Silverstone Classic powered by the AA is the world’s largest racing festival, taking over the Silverstone Grand Prix circuit for three days. As well as the 7,000 cars from car clubs on static display on the infield, to the interactive motoring attractions on offer at AA World on the Stowe Circuit and the race cars waiting their turn on track there is the racing on offer throughout the three days.
If you are a racing fan, a petrol head or devotee of motorsport history (and let’s face it you’re likely to one of the three if you’re reading this) then Silverstone Classic powered by the AA is for you.
A mouth-watering grid of more than 40 touring cars representing three decades of racing in Britain and Europe is set for Silverstone Classic powered by the AA later this month.
